Travis Head smashed 46 off 21 balls, hitting six boundaries and three sixes. At the other end, Abhishek Sharma scored 48 off 21, with four boundaries and four sixes, but fell just two runs short of a well-deserved half-century
Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma (Pic: X/@SunRisers)
In the IPL 2026 match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have reached the score of 123 runs for the loss of four wickets after the completion of 10 overs.
Having put to bat first, the explosive duo of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma opened the innings for SRH. Facing 21 deliveries, Head has smashed 46 runs, hitting six boundaries and three maximums, before being caught by Cameron Green in Kartik Tyagi's.
On the other hand, Abhishek fell just two runs short of a half-century, scoring 48 off 21 balls, with four boundaries and four sixes.
After the first wicket, skipper Ishan Kishan entered the ground, but departed after scoring only 14 runs in nine balls, including three boundaries. Aniket Verma also failed to make an impact, scoring just one run off four deliveries.
Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy are unbeaten at the crease.
Kolkata's Blessing Muzarabani managed to pick up two wickets by conceding 20 runs in two overs. Kartik Tyagi and Anukul Roy bagged one wicket each. Vaibhav Arora, Sunil Narine, and Varun Chakaravarthy are yet to claim a wicket.
Earlier, after winning the toss, KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane said, "We are going to bowl first. There is always room for improvement but there were a lot of positives. We generally don't see so much of grass, rain around and that's why we wanted to bowl first. Not sure with the dew as there's a breeze going around. It should be good for 40 overs. He (Cam Green) is doing everything he needs to do. He should bowl soon. Going with the same team".
On the other hand, SRH's skipper Kishan said, "We would have bowled first. But batting first, we have to see the ball and play accordingly. We have to come up with the best game for us. You have to go out and do the basics right. Only one point I would say is execution, we need to calm even if we are not in a very good situation. We will look to keep it simple in this game. I don't know yet, but he should be ready soon, he makes a big difference, with the bat as well. We have one change - Shivang comes in, keeping the wicket-taking options open, he has bowled well in the nets and we are giving him an opportunity".
IPL 2026, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Confirmed Playing XI
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (C), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (WK), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Blessing Muzarabani.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (C) (WK), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Salil Arora, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, David Payne.
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